17 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,O ctober 3,2019 insidehalton.com delmanor.com This special lecture is free, but please RSVP as space is limited. (905) 469-3232 1459 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville The Science of Happiness It turns out happiness is not a whim of fate. You have control over the level of contentment in your own life. Hear about the six core elements for creating a life of fulfillment, happiness and meaning when psychologist and renowned speaker Brenda Jasmin visits Delmanor to speak on the "Science of Happiness." You will learn three easy-to-use, research-based strategies for boosting your own happiness and well-being. Thursday, October 24th, at 2:30 p.m. Brenda Jasmin Faulty Wires Cause Electrical Fires. Join us for a free seminar to learn more. Michael Neumann - Birnie Home Safe Frank Cohn - Newstalk 1010 'The Home Improvement Show' Guest Speakers Birnie Home Safe invites you to a free Electrical Safety Seminar. Find out if your home poses any threats. In this seminar, we will explore: Aluminum wiring and other electrical hazards √√ Older homes and fire safety √ Explaining Birnie Home Safe's signature Electrical Risk Assessment (ERA) inspection Reserve your spot: ismyhomesafe.ca 1-855-569-1818 Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Iroquois Ridge Community Centre 1051 Glenashton Drive, Oakville Pre-registration: 6:30 p.m. Presentation: 7:00 p.m. The sentencing of two men - including a former Halton Region manager - found guilty of numerousfound guilty of numerousf fraud-related charges hasfraud-related charges hasf been put off as their law- yers gear up to argue their clients' rights were violat- ed. Lawyers representing previous longtime Halton staffer, David Ohashi, and David Norris of Sirron Sys- tems Inc. put forth a joint charter application in a Milton courtroom Friday, Sept. 27. The application al- leges improper conduct of the Crown before and dur- ing a recent six-week trial and seeks to have the charges stayed. The matter dates back to a 2015 police investigation, when it was alleged that Ohashi, a former manager in Halton Region's plant capital and engineering de- partment, gained personal benefit by providing confi- dential information and ad- vantage to contractors with whom he had personal rela- tionships over the course of more than five years. Following Ohashi's 2016 arrest, police were alerted to another Halton employ- ee, Nicolas Rewa, who was found guilty of defraudingfound guilty of defraudingf the region of approximate- ly $770,000 through falsely awarding service contractsawarding service contractsa to Hamilton-based compa- ny Sirron Systems Inc. Re- wa was sentenced to three years in jail in July 2018. Ohashi was charged with two counts of munici- pal corruption, two counts of accepting secret commis- sions, fraud under and over $5,000 and criminal breach of contract. Norris was charged with fraud over $5,000, munici-fraud over $5,000, munici-f pal corruption, accepting secret commissions, laun- dering proceeds of crime and property obtained by crime. The matter was ad- journed to give the Crown an opportunity to review the materials and formu- late a position on the char- ter application. The case will return to court on Oct. 18 to be spo- ken to. Both Ohashi and Norris were remanded out of cus- tody. FORMER HALTON EMPLOYEE SEEKS DISMISSAL OF FRAUD CHARGES MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@metro- land.com David Ohashi, a former manager with Halton Region charged with fraud under $5,000, municipal corruption and more. Torstar file photo NEWS